Merrimack 7, Delaware 42 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Thu, Sep 3, 2026

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Merrimack

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Merrimack	0	0	7	0	7
DEL	7	14	14	7	42

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Team stats

MerrimackFCS		DEL
13	First downs	27
244	Total yards	547
196	Passing yards	435
21-45	Comp-Att	24-44
4.4	Yards per pass	9.9
48	Rushing yards	112
25	Rushes	29
1.9	Yards per rush	3.9
4-16	3rd down	6-13
1-3	4th down	1-1
7-55	Penalties-yards	3-30
2	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	1
31:49	Time of possession	27:18
1	Sacks	3
2	Tackles for loss	5
5	QB hurries	7
5	Passes defended	9
0	Defensive TDs	0
101	Kick return yards	34
—	Punt return yards	13
0	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	3
1	Kicking points	6

Advanced stats

MerrimackFCS		DEL
-0.31	EPA per play	+0.60
20%	Success rate	55%
1.58	Explosiveness	1.53
-0.59	Rushing EPA per play	+0.27
14%	Rushing success rate	47%
+0.14	Passing EPA per play	+0.79
26%	Passing success rate	60%
26%	Standard downs success	61%
12%	Passing downs success	43%
1.39	Line yards per rush	2.31
0.21	Second-level yards	1.12
0.00	Open-field yards	0.35
29%	Stuff rate	29%
0%	Power success	50%
17%	Havoc caused	40%
5	Scoring chances	8
1.40	Points per chance	3.50
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 38
3	Explosive plays	7
2%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q17:35
DelawareTD
(07:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 V.Ellison Jr. rush left for 11 yards gain to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:35, 1ST DOWN #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Drive: 9 plays, 50 yds
0-7
Q23:55
DelawareTD
(04:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:55, 1ST DOWN #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yds
0-14
Q20:32
DelawareMISSED FG
Drive: 9 plays, 61 yds
0-21
Q20:23
FCS
MerrimackFUMBLE
Drive: 1 plays, -8 yds
0-14
Q20:16
DelawareTD
(00:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #18 S.Wilson caught at MC00, for 12 yards to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:16, 1ST DOWN #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Drive: 1 plays, 12 yds
0-21
Q310:35
DelawareTD
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Roberts rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:35 #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Drive: 11 plays, 83 yds
0-28
Q39:11
DelawareTD
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 V.Ellison Jr. pass complete deep right to #3 K.Roberts caught at DEL45, for 75 yards to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:11, 1ST DOWN #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Drive: 1 plays, 75 yds
0-35
Q30:58
FCS
MerrimackTD
No Huddle-Shotgun #0 G.Mulbah rush right for 7 yards gain to the DEL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:58 #97 G.Bartolomeo kick attempt good (H: #83 M.Ryan, LS: #98 M.Nicholls)
Drive: 4 plays, 30 yds
7-35
Q414:48
DelawareTD
(14:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short left to #6 N.Tyree caught at MC06, for 8 yards to the MC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:48 #31 T.Smack kick attempt good (H: #39 J.Cupitt, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Drive: 2 plays, 8 yds
7-42

Score shown Merrimack-DEL.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Cole Meehan	10/25	121	4.8	0	0	--
AJ Hairston	11/20	75	3.8	0	1	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Galamama Mulbah	7	41	5.9	1	18
Matthias Latham	6	17	2.8	0	9
Cooper Lehman	1	2	2.0	0	2
Cole Meehan	2	0	0.0	0	1
DeMarcus McElroy	4	-3	-0.8	0	3
AJ Hairston	4	-8	-2.0	0	6
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Matthias Latham	3	36	12.0	18
Kenyon Massey	5	34	6.8	11
Ethan Crite	2	29	14.5	24
Cooper Lehman	3	23	7.7	12
Stephon Patrick	1	21	21.0	21
Andrew Korkosz	1	13	13.0	13
Jalen McDonald	3	12	4.0	5
Dennis Morgan	1	11	11.0	11
Galamama Mulbah	1	10	10.0	10
Austin Palmer	1	7	7.0	7

Defense

Player	PD	QB Hur	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL
Jacob Wilson	0	0	10	4	0	0
Danny Simms	0	0	6	2	0	0
Dwayne Green Jr.	0	1	6	1	0	0.5
Micah Green	0	0	6	0	0	0.5
Bertin Placide	1	0	4	2	0	0
Shaheed Armstrong	0	0	4	1	0	0
Juice Ricks	0	1	3	0	0	0
Corday Bethel	0	0	3	0	0	0
Crawford Cantave	0	0	2	2	0	0
Rajahn Cooper	0	1	2	1	0	0
Markeith Hogan	0	0	2	1	0	0
Garret Jackson	0	0	2	1	0	0
Jerrium Berry	1	0	2	1	0	0
Will Claude	0	0	2	0	0	0
Kendall Carter	0	0	2	0	0.5	0.5
Justin Wallace	0	0	2	0	0	0
Trent Taylor	0	1	2	0	0.5	0.5
Trent Brown	0	0	1	0	0	0
Logan Graham	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bryce Wilson	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kamden Wyatt	1	1	1	1	0	0
Ayden Bowe	0	0	1	1	0	0
Xavier Maple	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bryce Ricks	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kasir Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Bertin Placide	1	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
DeMarcus McElroy	1	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Guytano Bartolomeo	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Mike Ryan	7	310	44.3	0	1	54

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Galamama Mulbah	4	84	21.0	25	0
Kenyon Massey	1	17	17.0	17	0